419 scam: "Yul Omachoko" <shekinah@mihelichs.com> Reward for your past effort

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- charlesetuk78@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Yul Omachoko" <shekinah@mihelichs.com>
Reply-To: charlesetuk78@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 13:17:50 -0800
Subject: Reward for your past effort

Greetings my Dear,

You might not remember me because it has been very long time ago we talked
to each other, I am Barrister Yul Omachoko, i contacted you long time ago
for a lucrative business partner which i seek for your help to transfer
huge amount in your name which you later left the transaction uncompleted.

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred out of my country under the cooperation of a new partner from
India,

Presently i'm in India for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum. meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary Charles Etuk on his email (
charlesetuk78@gmail.com ) ask him to send you the $800,000.00 which i
kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempt to assist
me in this matter. I appreciate your efforts at that time very much.

In the moment, i am very busy here in India because of the investment
projects which me and the new partner are having at hand, finally,
remember that I had forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf
to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with him, he will send
the amount to you without any delay,Reconfirm to him your full
name,address and phone number to avoid mistake.

Thanks and God Bless You.
Barr.Yul Omachoko

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